<p>Re: “Throwaway safety…” I maintain that being a female aerospace engineer, just down the street from NASA Goddard Space Flight Center has a WHOLE lot over most Ivy League schools… (besides there being several other aerospace opportunities in the DC area)… just my 2 cents worth, but of course I’m biased… And to possibly do it tuition free vs. going to some private school that doesn’t offer merit aid? THAT does not require being a Rocket scientist to figure out!!!</p>